National Championship: Nova Vs. UNC By The Numbers
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Here's a look at the starters and other stats for Monday night's NCAA Tournament Championship game between Villanova and North Carolina.
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NCAA Championship Game
No. 2 Villanova (34-5) vs. No. 1 North Carolina (33-6)
When: Monday, 9:19 p.m. ET
Where: NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
TV: TBS (Jim Nantz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Tracy Wolfson)
Team Stream: Villanova on truTV; North Carolina on TNT.
Spread: UNC -2.5 (Vegas Insider)
Coaches:
Villanova: Jay Wright (15th season at Villanova 353-157, overall 475-242, NCAA 19-12)
North Carolina: Roy Williams (13th season at North Carolina 365-107, overall 783-208, NCAA 70-23)
Series:
UNC leads, 11-4.
Last Meeting: UNC 78, Villanova 71 on March 22, 2013, in NCAA 1st round in Kansas City, Mo.
Last VU win: Villanova 76, UNC 56 on Jan. 20, 1996, in Philadelphia. UNC is 5-1 against Villanova in NCAA Tournament play (wins in 1982, 1991, 2005, 2009 and 2013; loss in 1985).
Points per game: Villanova, 78.0 ppg. (season) 84.8 (tournament); North Carolina, 83.0 ppg. (season) 88.0 (tournament)
Opponents points per game: Villanova, 63.3 ppg. (season) 60.6 (tournament); North Carolina, 69.8 ppg. (season) 71.8 (tournament)
Probable starters
VILLANOVA
F Kris Jenkins 6-6, Jr., 13.6 ppg
F Daniel Ochefu 6-11, Sr., 10.1 ppg
G Josh Hart 6-5, Jr., 15.5 ppg
G Ryan Arcidiacono 6-3, Sr., 12.4 ppg
G Jalen Brunson 6-2, Fr., 9.7 ppg
Top Subs
G Phil Booth 6-3, So., 6.7 ppg
G/F Mikal Bridges 6-7, Fr. 6.5 ppg
F Darryl Reynolds 6-8, Jr., 3.7 ppg
Probable starters
NORTH CAROLINA
F Brice Johnson, 6-10, Sr., 17.0 ppg
F Kennedy Meeks, 6-10, Jr., 9.4 ppg
G Joel Berry II, 6-0, So., 12.6 ppg
G Marcus Paige, 6-2, Sr., 12.3 ppg
G/G Justin Jackson, 6-8, So., 12.3 ppg
Top Subs
F Isaiah Hicks, 6-9, Jr., 9.1 ppg
G Nate Britt, 6-1, Jr., 5.5 ppg
G/F Theo Pinson, 6-6, So., 4.6 ppg
TEAM SEASON STATS
Villanova / VU OPP
SCORING 3041/2469
Points per game 78.0/63.3
Scoring margin +14.7
FIELD GOALS-ATT 1058-2199/879-2184
Field goal pct. .481/.402
3 POINT FG-ATT 339-945/274-823
3-point FG pct. .359/.333
3-pt FG made per game 8.7/7.0
FREE THROWS-ATT 586-749/437-661
Free throw pct. 782/.661
Free Throws made per game 15.0/11.2
REBOUNDS 1362/1286
Rebounds per game 34.9/33.0
Rebounding margin +1.9
ASSISTS 631/494
Assists per game 16.2/12.7
TURNOVERS 430/543
Turnovers per game 11.0 13.9
Turnover margin +2.9
Assist/turnover ratio 1.5/0.9
STEALS 277/227
Steals per game 7.1/5.8
BLOCKS 131/84
Blocks per game 3.4/2.2
North Carolina / UNC OPP
SCORING 3237/2724
Points per game 83.0/69.8
Scoring margin +13.2
FIELD GOALS-ATT 1208-2498/965-2337
Field goal pct. .484/.413
3-POINT FG-ATT 213-668/300-836
3-point FG pct. .319/.359
3-pt FG made per game 5.5/7.7
FREE THROWS-ATT 608-813/492-708
Free throw pct. .748/.695
Free Throws made per game 15.6/12.6
REBOUNDS 1588/1257
Rebounds per game 40.7/32.2
Rebounding margin +8.5
ASSISTS 696/428
Assists per game 17.8/11.0
TURNOVERS 420/501
Turnovers per game 10.8/12.8
Turnover margin +2.1
Assist/turnover ratio 1.7/0.9
STEALS 264/220
Steals per game 6.8/5.6
BLOCKS 174/117
Blocks per game 4.5/3.0